The Last Man on the Moon

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Written by astronaut Eugene Cernan and journalist Don Davis, "The Last Man on the Moon" is a revealing and dramatic look at the inside of the American space program. As commander of Apollo 17, Cernan was the last man to leave footprints on the Moon.

"Gene Cernan chronicles his involvement in man's reach for the Moon with an intensity that matches the incredible excitement of that remarkable time." --Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon

"Gene Cernan's wild ride into history included a tortuous spacewalk devised,it seems, by Dante...with enough sacrifices and close calls to fill a lifetime." --Tom Hanks, star of Apollo 13 and producer of the HBO series From the Earth to the Moon

"Gene Cernan's The Last Man on the Moon rumbled off the launchpad and propelled me into a world of hope and triumph over tragedy. It's a high-powered read I won't soon forget." --Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

"With the feel of a story recalled among friends, this is an appealingly down-to-earth account from the last man to walk on the Moon. No advanced physics, no scientific mumbo jumbo, just a thoroughly engrossing recollection of Cernan's crucial role in the conquest of space. I loved the book." --Ron Howard, director of Apollo 13

"Gene Cernan shares the extra dimension beyond the usual who, what, when, where, and how of space flight. For those who would like to go and can't, this is a look into the real experience and feelings of space flight." --Senator John Glenn, first American to fly in orbit

"Gene Cernan has written a whale of a personal space tale, filled with firsts, lasts, and many thrills in between. This is a super story of the emotional highs and lows of our U.S. astronauts and their families when the supreme challenge was to reach the Moon and return alive. I promise you will not be able to put it down." --Donald D. Engen, director of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

Eugene Cernan (1934-2017) flew in space three times, twice to the
moon. He was the pilot of Gemini 9, lunar module pilot on Apollo 10,
and commander of Apollo 17. He is a graduate of Purdue University and
the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School and the recipient of numerous
honorary degrees, military awards, and civilian honors, ranging from
selection to the U.S. Space Hall of Fame to a television Emmy. He was
chairman of the board of Johnson Engineering Corporation in Texas.

Donald A. Davis
was a newspaper and wire service correspondent whose assignments ranged
from Selma to Saigon and Cape Kennedy to the White House before
becoming a New York Times bestselling author. He co-author of New York Times bestseller Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper and author of Lightning Strike: The Secret Mission to Kill Admiral Yamamoto and Avenge Pearl Harbor. He lives in Colorado with his wife, Robin.